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Lover of Mine

“I always loved her. I just didn’t always think highly enough of myself to justify this love.”

by Meera Sastry on November 17, 2019

Pete Recommends: A Critical Reappraisal of Stairway to Heaven

“But both in spite and because of this ubiquity, “Stairway to Heaven” gets a little slept on, relegated to the status of “rock classic” and thought of as a song more to be heard than to be enjoyed.”

by Peter Taylor on October 20, 2019October 19, 2019

Nass Recommends: (Sandy) Alex G’s House of Sugar

“House of Sugar takes us to these places, into the real labyrinths of drug addiction, the landscapes and dreamscapes where the whole thing actually goes down.”

by Pat Macdonald on October 20, 2019October 19, 2019

Listening for Change

Reflections on environmental protest songs.

by Kathryn Short on October 13, 2019October 12, 2019

Moments of Dreams: Dawes in Six Albums and Seven Stories

“In my moments of dogged hope, I would play “Moon in the Water,” an acoustic ballad where Goldsmith proclaims that ‘Love is for the fighter / Born to lose but never quit / Swinging for the moon in the water.’”

by Peter Taylor on October 6, 2019October 9, 2019

In Concert

Two music venues, one philosophizer.

by Sinan Ozbay on December 3, 2018December 2, 2018

The Nass Recommends!

A ream of recommendations from the Nass’ mind to yours.

by Joshua Judd Porter, Nora Wildberg, Tess Solomon on April 7, 2018April 8, 2018

Life After Life on Spotify

“No one thinks of Spotify as a means to immortality. But so long as the platform exists, a sort of permanence is granted. Our long finished playlists will become fuel for Discover Weekly long after we’re gone. We become eternal tastemakers, unconsciously curating mixtapes for future listeners.”

by Christian Bischoff on March 11, 2018March 11, 2018

BROTHER ALI’S CURE FOR MODERNITY

An underground Muslim rapper diagnoses our sickness and offers some remedy.

by Alex De La Garza on October 22, 2017October 22, 2017

Man and Machine

An interview with Ian Chang, on connecting the computer to the organic body in performing and composing music

by David Exumé on May 8, 2017July 21, 2017

Raise the Lid

“I was playing loud jazz in J Street.”

by Sammy Prentice on April 30, 2017July 4, 2017

A Community Like My Own

“But I can say this: as I stood on stage on that final sold-out Saturday and belted out the final lyrics to the finale, “We’re home!” for the first time since arriving on Princeton’s campus I felt like I had a place on this campus. I felt at home.”

by Esti Matulewicz on April 9, 2017April 8, 2017


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